Property briefs

Fair Work Australia will audit 125 real estate businesses in Queensland in the next three months after it found dozens of employers failed to lodge staff pay agreements. Inspectors will check that written agreements have been lodged with the Queensland Property Industry Registry. Last year, Fair Work audited 156 agents throughout Queensland, finding more than half failed to lodge agreements.Matthew Cranston

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REIT has appointed Kristy Huxtable as joint company secretary with Natalie Allen, who will also continue in her role as Charter Hall Group’s general counsel and company secretary. Ms Huxtable was previously deputy company secretary for ASX Limited. Zoë Fielding

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is selling its home for the past 20 years, 1-7 Palmerston Crescent in South Melbourne. The building has four levels of office space and is 3108 square metres, on a 1283 sq m site, with 43 basement car bays. RACGP is moving to East Melbourne. The property, which could fetch $11.5 million, is being sold by Lemon Baxter’s Paul O’Sullivan. Nick Lenaghan

Unit holders in Austgrowth Trusts Nos 21 to 24 have voted down a proposal by manager Australian Property Growth Fund Management to set up special investor committees. About 1000 unit holders, who have about $65 million invested in the trusts, have called June 4 meetings to replace APGF Management with Cyre Trilogy.Matthew Cranston